Real Madrid, Milan, Bayern Munich & Chelsea have qualified out of the lower bracket, and we await the other 4 from Wednesday's games to fill out the knock out stage list. But the big news of the day is that Shakhtar Donetsk has moved on to the final 16 for the first time ever, and they did so by winning their group ahead of Arsenal.

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On Wednesday we saw Bayern, Real Madrid and Arsenal cruise to big wins. While Chelsea and Milan got beat.

The Asian Cup is set for Jan 7-29, 2011 in of all places Qatar.-4 groups of 4 will play round robins, then one-off knock out stages.-Japan, Australia and South Korea are of course the favorites, but the last two are in the same group meaning one will have a tougher road to the final.

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There has been rumblings that the insane may hire the insane, as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been heard blabbering about hiring Diego Maradona as the next head coach for the Iranian national team.

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What do you figure these two, the Pierce Brothers, have contributed to the world of American soccer?